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Bio

Virginia Kistler was born in Newcomerstown, Ohio in 1976. She earned her undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University and MFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design. She is an interdisciplinary artist working primarily in sculpture and photography, while using a variety of media—laser cut rubber, cnc router-cut plastic, stainless steel, 3D printed plastic, and ceramics. She has shown work nationally and has been commissioned by the Lincoln Motor Company, the Dayton Metro Library, and Cleveland State University to create permanent works of sculpture.

Virginia lives and works in Gahanna, Ohio.

Statement

My work is born out of my experience of inhabiting different landscapes. Having grown up in rural Ohio and then moving to a more urban landscape, I explore the difference between the two environments and use it as a catalyst for my work. I examine the difference between these two worlds and the widespread loss of green space, as a way to understand the rapidly changing landscape in which we all live.

My process includes using two-dimensional imagery and my own photography in the creation of my works of sculpture. I use impressions that are unseen and ephemeral, such as fungi spore prints, aerial maps of green space, a light maps of urban landscapes, and sound impressions. I trace the two-dimensional impressions and create three-dimensional forms.

News

I am currently fabricating a commissioned work of sculpture for Cleveland State University in Cleveland , Ohio. The commission is scheduled for installation, Summer 2020.

My solo show at The University of Cincinnati’s Clermont College for the “FotoFocus 2020 Biennial” has been postponed due to covid-19. A new show date will be forthcoming.

Commissions

2020 | Cleveland State University, site specific interior sculpture for CSU’s Science Building

2018 | City of Kettering, OH, site specific exterior sculpture for Oak Park